Positional Rankings
By Bob Hoyng
Several experienced members of the Cafe decided to disclose their personal rankings to the world, and also compile them to get the averages of those rankings. Just over a month later, we’ve managed to pull this report together for you.
To compile these rankings, each player was assigned a rank by each ranker; the lower this score compared with other players, the better. By combining these lists, we can see both individual preferences and the overall consensus among the rankers.
Average rank indicates the average of the scores assigned to a player by each person. For this calculation, if there is a blank spot in an individual’s personal rankings, it’s treated as a non-rank and excluded from the average. For example: David Ortiz has a couple of blank spots due to him not being ranked as a first baseman because in some leagues he only qualifies at the utility position – however, those blanks are dropped for the average rank calculation. Each ranker’s list can be seen in the columns at the right.
Please note that this is a tool for draft preparation; it will not be updated throughout the season. Note also that standard 5×5 scoring was assumed for these rankings.
We hope you enjoy the rankings! Hopefully our fantasy baseball skills are better than our organizational prowess and the rankings are worth the wait.
| Catchers | Avg Rank | BP | CHR | DAU | JD | MUG | PP | RM | SIM | STY | TLL | BK
| | Mauer, Joe | 1.09 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Martinez, Victor | 2.45 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3
| | McCann, Brian | 2.45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2
| | Piazza, Mike | 5.91 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5
| | Hernandez, Ramon | 6.27 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8
| | Johjima, Kenji | 6.45 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4
| | Martin, Russell | 7.27 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6
| | Rodriguez, Ivan | 7.73 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11
| | Posada, Jorge | 7.73 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | 8 |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7
| | Barrett, Michael | 8.00 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 10 |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9
| | Pierzynski, AJ | 12.73 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10
| | Varitek, Jason | 12.91 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | | 11 |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14
| | LoDuca, Paul | 15.00 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | | 12 |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15
| | Laird, Gerald | 15.78 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | | | 20 |
| 11 | | 19 | 10 | 20
| | Estrada, Johnny | 16.20 | 12 | 19 | 19 | | 12 | | 14 |
| 18 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 17
| | Iannetta, Chris | 16.25 | 16 | 16 | 14 | | 16 | | 17 |
| 13 | 17 | | 21 | | | Kendall, Jason | 16.67 | | | 22 | 13 | | | 15 |
| | 15 | 15 | 20 | | | Molina, Bengie | 17.13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 13 | | 16 | 18 | | 23 | | | Ross, David | 17.20 | | 13 | 24 | 12 | 18 | | 16 |
| 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19
| | Napoli, Mike | 17.57 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 11 | | 25 |
| | | | 15 | | | Olivo, Miguel | 17.80 | | | 16 | 17 | | | 19 |
| | 19 | | 18 | | | Paulino, Ronny | 17.86 | | | 21 | 19 | 20 | | 18 |
| 17 | | 18 | 12 | | | Montero, Miguel | 18.25 | | | 18 | | | | 12 | | | 27 | 16
| | Bard, Josh | 19.67 | 14 | 18 | 23 | | | | 21 |
| | | 20 | 22 | | | Barajas, Rod | 20.50 | | | | | 19 | | | 20 | | 25 | 18
| | Zaun, Greg | 21.00 | 20 | | 25 | | | | 22 |
| | | | 17 | | | Doumit, Ryan | 22.50 | | | | | | | | | 17 | 28 | | | Lopez, Javy | 25.00 | | | | | | | 24 |
| | | | 26 | |
| First Basemen | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Pujols, Albert | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Ortiz, David | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2
| | Howard, Ryan | 2.73 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3
| | Berkman, Lance | 4.36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4
| | Hafner, Travis | 4.63 | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 5 | | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 5
| | Teixeira, Mark | 5.55 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6
| | Lee, Derrek | 6.82 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8
| | Morneau, Justin | 7.45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7
| | Konerko, Paul | 8.09 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9
| | Delgado, Carlos | 11.00 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | 8 |
| 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10
| | Thome, Jim | 11.33 | 12 | 10 | | 11 | 10 | | 11 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 11
| | Fielder, Prince | 12.82 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | | 9 |
| 17 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 12
| | Sexson, Richie | 13.00 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13
| | Giambi, Jason | 14.36 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 13 | | 10 |
| 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 15
| | Helton, Todd | 14.60 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17
| | LaRoche, Adam | 15.73 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 14 | | 15 |
| 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 18
| | Swisher, Nick | 15.73 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 20 | | 11 |
| 19 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 14
| | Gonzalez, Adrian | 16.82 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | | 13 |
| 20 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16
| | Thomas, Frank | 18.83 | | 21 | | 18 | 17 | | | | 23 | 15 | 19
| | Overbay, Lyle | 19.45 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | | 16 |
| 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 25
| | Garciaparra, Nomar | 19.89 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 15 | | 14 |
| | 19 | 24 | | 24
| | Jackson, Conor | 20.60 | 18 | | 16 | 22 | 25 | | 17 |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20
| | Cuddyer, Michael | 21.40 | | 19 | | | 24 | | 25 | | 22 | 17 | | | Jacobs, Mike | 22.17 | 22 | | 18 | | | | 18 |
| | 24 | | 25 | 26
| | Youkilis, Kevin | 22.29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | | | 21 |
| | | | 20 | 22
| | Shealy, Ryan | 22.57 | | 23 | 20 | 25 | | | 20 |
| | 23 | | 24 | 23
| | Hillenbrand, Shea | 23.33 | 24 | | | | | | 19 |
| | | | 27 | | | Johnson, Nick | 23.71 | | 25 | | 24 | | | 22 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 21
| | Johnson, Dan | 25.33 | | | | | 21 | | 24 |
| | | | 31 | | | Sweeney, Mike | 25.50 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | Casey, Sean | 26.50 | | | | | 23 | | | | | 30 | |
| Second Basemen | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Utley, Chase | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Figgins, Chone | 2.50 | 2 | 4 | | 2 | 3 | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | Roberts, Brian | 3.18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2
| | Cano, Robinson | 4.18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3
| | Weeks, Rickie | 6.36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6
| | Lugo, Julio | 8.00 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | | 5 |
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9
| | Uggla, Dan | 8.36 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15
| | Barfield, Josh | 9.36 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | | 10 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 10
| | Kinsler, Ian | 9.60 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | | 13 |
| 5 | | 13 | 7 | 5
| | Kendrick, Howie | 9.82 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 14 | | 8 |
| 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4
| | Kent, Jeff | 10.00 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 4 | | 7 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8
| | Iguchi, Tadahito | 10.91 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | | 9 |
| 15 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11
| | Phillips, Brandon | 11.18 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 19 | | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 7
| | Giles, Marcus | 14.20 | | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | | 15 |
| 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12
| | Durham, Ray | 15.00 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 18 | | 17 |
| 17 | | 14 | 11 | 17
| | Sanchez, Freddy | 15.09 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | | 12 |
| 22 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14
| | Freel, Ryan | 15.17 | 18 | 19 | | | 15 | | 14 | | 10 | 15 | | | Burke, Chris | 16.80 | | | 16 | 18 | | | 21 |
| 9 | | | 20 | | | Cantu, Jorge | 17.22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | | 16 | | 19 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19
| | Lopez, Jose | 18.00 | 14 | 20 | 22 | | | | 18 |
| | 18 | | 21 | 13
| | Hudson, Orlando | 18.09 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | | 24 |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 16
| | Polanco, Placido | 19.17 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 18
| | Castillo, Luis | 19.67 | 19 | | 21 | 19 | | | 23 |
| 23 | | | 13 | | | Pedroia, Dustin | 21.25 | | | 23 | | 17 | | 21 | | | 24 | | | Biggio, Craig | 21.25 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | | | 20
| | Wigginton, Ty | 21.40 | | | 19 | 20 | | | 22 |
| 21 | | | 25 | | | DeRosa, Mark | 22.00 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 24 | | | | |
| Shortstops | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Reyes, Jose | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Jeter, Derek | 2.73 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2
| | Tejada, Miguel | 3.18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3
| | Rollins, Jimmy | 3.27 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4
| | Young, Michael | 5.64 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
| | Ramirez, Hanley | 5.64 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5
| | Furcal, Rafael | 7.27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7
| | Guillen, Carlos | 8.64 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | 8 |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10
| | Hall, Bill | 8.82 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8
| | Glaus, Troy | 9.17 | 9 | | | 8 | 9 | | 6 | | 11 | 12 | | | Lopez, Felipe | 11.18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | | 10 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 15
| | Lugo, Julio | 12.00 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12
| | Renteria, Edgar | 12.73 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | | 12 |
| 17 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11
| | Drew, Stephen | 13.36 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | | 11 |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9
| | Cabrera, Orlando | 14.70 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13
| | Sanchez, Freddy | 15.45 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | | 13 |
| 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14
| | Peralta, Jhonny | 16.18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 14 | | 17 |
| 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19
| | Greene, Khalil | 17.63 | | 19 | 21 | | | | 14 |
| 14 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 17
| | Tulowitzki, Troy | 18.00 | | 16 | 19 | | | | 18 |
| | | | 21 | 16
| | Aurilia, Rich | 18.50 | | | 15 | 20 | | | 20 |
| | | 19 | | | | Vizquel, Omar | 19.00 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | | | 23 |
| 20 | 17 | | 18 | 20
| | Bartlett, Jason | 19.25 | | | 23 | 19 | | | 16 |
| | | | 19 | | | Betancourt, Yuniesky | 19.75 | 17 | | 24 | | 18 | | | | | 20 | | | Crosby, Bobby | 20.14 | 20 | 20 | 22 | | | | 15 |
| | 20 | | 26 | 18
| | Uribe, Juan | 21.00 | | | 18 | | | | 24 |
| 19 | | | 23 | | | Eckstein, David | 21.67 | | | | | 19 | | 21 |
| | | | 25 | | | Barmes, Clint | 22.00 | | | | | 17 | | 22 |
| | | | 27 | | | Pedroia, Dustin | 22.00 | | | | | | | | | 20 | 24 | |
| Third Basemen | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Rodriguez, Alex | 1.09 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1
| | Cabrera, Miguel | 1.91 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2
| | Wright, David | 3.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
| | Ramirez, Aramis | 4.18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4
| | Atkins, Garrett | 4.91 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5
| | Figgins, Chone | 7.45 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | | 9 |
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6
| | Zimmerman, Ryan | 8.18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 7 |
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8
| | Rolen, Scott | 8.55 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9
| | Glaus, Troy | 8.82 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10
| | Jones, Chipper | 9.18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | 8 |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7
| | Hall, Bill | 10.71 | 13 | 9 | | 12 | 15 | | 9 | | 9 | 8 | | | Crede, Joe | 14.10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | | 17
| | Beltre, Adrian | 14.10 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | | 20 |
| | 12 | 19 | 9 | 13
| | Chavez, Eric | 14.27 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 11 | | 11 |
| 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11
| | Tracy, Chad | 14.33 | 15 | | 16 | 20 | | | 14 |
| 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12
| | Lugo, Julio | 14.57 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 20 | | | | 12 | 11 | | | Teahen, Mark | 15.44 | 20 | | 14 | 18 | | | 15 |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16
| | Gordon, Alex | 16.00 | | 19 | 20 | 16 | | | 17 |
| | | | 10 | 14
| | Encarnacion, Edwin | 16.30 | 18 | 13 | 15 | | 12 | | 18 |
| 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15
| | Blalock, Hank | 17.50 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | | 12 |
| 20 | 14 | | 25 | 19
| | Ensberg, Morgan | 17.56 | | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | | 22 |
| 14 | 18 | | 24 | 23
| | Freel, Ryan | 17.67 | | | | | 17 | | | | 18 | 18 | | | Huff, Aubrey | 18.67 | | | 18 | | | | 16 |
| 17 | | 16 | 23 | 22
| | Mora, Melvin | 19.43 | 19 | 20 | 17 | | | | 23 |
| | 19 | | 20 | 18
| | Lowell, Mike | 20.33 | | | | | 19 | | 21 |
| | | | | 21
| | Upton, BJ | 21.00 | | | | | | | 24 |
| 19 | 20 | | 22 | 20
| | Youkilis, Kevin | 21.50 | | | 22 | | | | | | | 21 | | | Hillenbrand, Shea | 27.00 | | | | | | | | | | 27 | |
| Outfielders | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Soriano, Alfonso | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Crawford, Carl | 2.73 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3
| | Beltran, Carlos | 3.55 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2
| | Guerrero, Vladimir | 3.73 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5
| | Berkman, Lance | 5.18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4
| | Holliday, Matt | 6.82 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7
| | Ramirez, Manny | 6.82 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6
| | Sizemore, Grady | 8.18 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | | 7 |
| 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8
| | Bay, Jason | 8.82 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9
| | Lee, Carlos | 9.64 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14
| | Suzuki, Ichiro | 12.09 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | | 12 |
| 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12
| | Wells, Vernon | 12.09 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 | | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11
| | Abreu, Bobby | 12.45 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | | 11 |
| 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13
| | Jones, Andruw | 12.64 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | | 14 |
| 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10
| | Dye, Jermaine | 15.73 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | 17 |
| 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16
| | Damon, Johnny | 17.64 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | | 18 |
| 16 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 15
| | Figgins, Chone | 18.50 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 25 | | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17
| | Sheffield, Gary | 19.27 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 18
| | Dunn, Adam | 19.60 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | | 12 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 19
| | Matsui, Hideki | 20.00 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 16 | | 15 |
| 18 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 22
| | Baldelli, Rocco | 23.73 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 23 | | 28 |
| 21 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 21
| | Pierre, Juan | 24.36 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 24 | | 21 |
| 48 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 27
| | Hunter, Torii | 25.09 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 26 | | 24 |
| 29 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 31
| | Young, Delmon | 26.36 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 31 | | 20 |
| 36 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20
| | Francoeur, Jeff | 26.45 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 19 | | 22 |
| 45 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25
| | Ibanez, Raul | 27.82 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 27 | | 30 |
| 23 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 30
| | Rios, Alex | 28.00 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 22 | 17 | | 27 |
| 32 | 22 | 42 | 45 | 24
| | Ordonez, Magglio | 28.27 | 27 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 22 | | 26 |
| 30 | 28 | 20 | 51 | 26
| | Swisher, Nick | 28.91 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 41 | | 25 |
| 25 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 23
| | Patterson, Corey | 30.82 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | | 29 |
| 28 | 25 | 27 | 46 | 34
| | Drew, JD | 32.73 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 36 | | 23 |
| 27 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 32
| | Cuddyer, Michael | 34.82 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 44 | | 41 |
| 26 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 28
| | Crisp, Coco | 34.91 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | | 35 |
| 41 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 40
| | Burrell, Pat | 35.30 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 36 | | | 31 |
| 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 52
| | Markakis, Nick | 36.73 | 35 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 30 | | 45 |
| 55 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 29
| | Cameron, Mike | 38.09 | 50 | 46 | 26 | 32 | 40 | | 40 |
| 40 | 41 | 31 | 35 | 38
| | Bonds, Barry | 38.40 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 37 | | | 32 |
| 38 | 31 | 50 | 66 | 36
| | Teahen, Mark | 38.50 | | 47 | | 34 | | | | | | 32 | 41
| | Young, Chris | 39.44 | 56 | 38 | 48 | 54 | | | 37 |
| 34 | 37 | | 18 | 33
| | Hawpe, Brad | 39.73 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 29 | | 36 |
| 24 | 49 | 32 | 63 | 37
| | Upton, BJ | 42.00 | | | | | | | 35 | | | 49 | | | Quentin, Carlos | 42.22 | 42 | 37 | 52 | 38 | | | 56 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 35
| | Willingham, Josh | 43.40 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 41 | 32 | | 39 |
| | 53 | 54 | 41 | 45
| | Byrnes, Eric | 43.60 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 39 | | 57 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 39
| | Taveras, Willy | 43.75 | 51 | 52 | | 43 | 38 | | 39 | 45 | | 25 | 57
| | Kearns, Austin | 45.56 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 50 | | | 34 |
| 33 | 47 | | 55 | 53
| | Freel, Ryan | 45.89 | 49 | | | 51 | 37 | | 49 |
| 42 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 60
| | Granderson, Curtis | 46.00 | 54 | 42 | 59 | 45 | | | 49 | 38 | 46 | 39 | 42
| | Giles, Brian | 47.45 | 60 | 48 | 58 | 52 | 45 | | 33 |
| 52 | 48 | 53 | 30 | 43
| | Alou, Moises | 47.71 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 47 | 51 | | 50 |
| | | | 65 | | | Huff, Aubrey | 48.00 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 53 | | 37 | 57 | 37 | 50 | 59
| | Matthews, Gary | 48.00 | | 53 | 45 | | 59 | | 42 |
| | 46 | 40 | 48 | 51
| | Jones, Jacque | 48.40 | | 54 | 38 | 42 | 56 | | 44 |
| 47 | 59 | 36 | 58 | 50
| | Edmonds, Jim | 48.45 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 50 | | 47 |
| 60 | 34 | 51 | 62 | 44
| | Roberts, Dave | 49.50 | 46 | 58 | | 57 | 52 | | 48 |
| 54 | 56 | 47 | 29 | 48
| | Podsednik, Scott | 49.50 | 37 | | | 59 | 34 | | 38 |
| | | | 64 | 65
| | Rowand, Aaron | 49.63 | 44 | | 55 | 55 | | | 46 |
| | 51 | 43 | 57 | 46
| | Griffey, Ken | 49.78 | 55 | | 41 | 56 | | | 43 |
| 43 | 40 | 41 | 80 | 49
| | Bradley, Milton | 50.38 | 41 | | 57 | | 47 | | 52 |
| 44 | | 48 | 52 | 62
| | Youkilis, Kevin | 50.67 | | | | | | | 51 | | 57 | 44 | | | Winn, Randy | 51.00 | | | 56 | | 35 | | | 58 | 55 | 38 | 64
| | Hart, Corey | 53.00 | | 50 | 54 | | | | | 50 | | | 58
| | Monroe, Craig | 53.17 | | 60 | 44 | 49 | | | | 54 | | 56 | 56
| | Gomes, Jonny | 53.40 | 59 | 45 | | | 42 | | 46 | | | 75 | | | Duffy, Chris | 54.50 | | | | | 55 | | | 60 | | 40 | 63
| | Hermida, Jeremy | 55.00 | 57 | 59 | 53 | | 54 | | 53 | | 49 | 68 | 47
| | Blake, Casey | 55.00 | | | | | | | | | 38 | 72 | | | DeJesus, David | 55.25 | 58 | 56 | | | | | 54 |
| | | | 53 | | | Lofton, Kenny | 56.00 | | | | 58 | | | 51 |
| | | | 54 | 61
| | Ethier, Andre | 57.00 | | 57 | 50 | | | | 56 |
| | 52 | 58 | 71 | 55
| | Scott, Luke | 57.20 | 48 | 55 | | 46 | | | | | | 83 | 54
| | Duncan, Chris | 57.29 | 52 | | 49 | | | | 55 |
| 58 | 55 | 56 | 76 | | | Green, Shawn | 59.00 | | | | | 46 | | 58 |
| | | | 73 | | | Wilkerson, Brad | 59.50 | | | | | | | 50 | | | 69 | | | Dellucci, David | 59.50 | | | | | 49 | | | | | 70 | | | Gonzalez, Luis | 60.50 | | | | | 43 | | | | | 78 | | | Gibbons, Jay | 65.00 | | | | | 48 | | | | | 82 | | | Guillen, Jose | 66.00 | | | | | 58 | | | | 59 | 81 | | | Encarnacion, Juan | 67.00 | | | | | | | | | 60 | 74 | | | Burke, Chris | 67.00 | | | | | | | | | | 67 | | | Floyd, Cliff | 69.00 | | | | | | | 59 | | | 79 | | | Wilson, Preston | 71.50 | | | | | 57 | | | | | 86 | | | Mench, Kevin | 72.50 | | | | | 60 | | | | | 85 | | | Jenkins, Geoff | 77.00 | | | | | | | | | | 77 | |
| Starting Pitchers | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Santana, Johan | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| | Carpenter, Chris | 2.09 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2
| | Oswalt, Roy | 3.82 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4
| | Peavy, Jake | 4.55 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5
| | Halladay, Roy | 4.91 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3
| | Zambrano, Carlos | 6.91 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6
| | Webb, Brandon | 7.27 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7
| | Sheets, Ben | 7.55 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | | 7 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8
| | Smoltz, John | 11.55 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | | 15 |
| 9 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 11
| | Sabathia, CC | 12.82 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 8 | | 27 |
| 8 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 18
| | Lackey, John | 13.91 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 9 | | 12 |
| 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12
| | Kazmir, Scott | 14.50 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 15 | | | 13 |
| 19 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 9
| | Myers, Brett | 16.64 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 14 | | 18 |
| 11 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 26
| | Schilling, Curt | 16.64 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 17 | | 25 |
| 15 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 15
| | Matsuzaka, Daisuke | 17.00 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 24 | | 11 |
| 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14
| | Hernandez, Felix | 17.27 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 27 | | 14 |
| 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10
| | Bonderman, Jeremy | 17.30 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | | | 20 |
| 17 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 23
| | Schmidt, Jason | 19.00 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 12 | | 10 |
| 13 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 33
| | Harden, Rich | 20.64 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 15 | | 9 |
| 12 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 21
| | Young, Chris | 20.64 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | | 19 |
| 28 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 19
| | Hamels, Cole | 20.91 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 26 | | 16 |
| 20 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 16
| | Harang, Aaron | 21.27 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 19 | | 23 |
| 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28
| | Haren, Dan | 21.91 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 13 | | 29 |
| 14 | 25 | 39 | 22 | 22
| | Weaver, Jered | 22.89 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 40 | 23 | | 28 |
| | 23 | 19 | | 13
| | Cain, Matt | 23.73 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 31 | | 30 |
| 21 | 31 | 38 | 23 | 17
| | Willis, Dontrelle | 25.30 | 32 | 24 | 39 | 25 | 18 | | 32 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 20
| | Zito, Barry | 29.70 | 28 | 27 | | 37 | 20 | | 26 |
| 34 | 38 | 9 | 41 | 37
| | Mussina, Mike | 30.10 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 24 | | | 35 |
| 35 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 27
| | Johnson, Randy | 30.45 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 35 | | 32 |
| 33 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 38
| | Burnett, AJ | 31.55 | 33 | 42 | 31 | 27 | 41 | | 21 |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 35
| | Verlander, Justin | 31.64 | 26 | 28 | 49 | 35 | 25 | | 22 |
| 31 | 35 | 22 | 45 | 30
| | Bedard, Erik | 31.91 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 34 | | 37 |
| 26 | 34 | 43 | 32 | 31
| | Arroyo, Bronson | 33.55 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 21 | | 24 |
| 25 | 40 | 23 | 36 | 49
| | Beckett, Josh | 33.73 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 30 | | 17 |
| 36 | 37 | 13 | 46 | 39
| | Capuano, Chris | 34.73 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 29 | 16 | | 57 |
| 29 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 36
| | Papelbon, Jonathan | 34.89 | 42 | 38 | 29 | 33 | | | 49 |
| | 30 | 31 | 37 | 25
| | Bush, Dave | 35.45 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 39 | | 34 |
| 30 | 36 | 44 | 24 | 43
| | Pettitte, Andy | 36.20 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 26 | | | 42 |
| 46 | 29 | 25 | 49 | 29
| | Escobar, Kelvim | 36.25 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 45 | 45 | | 22 | | | 19 | 44
| | Hill, Rich | 37.63 | 41 | 33 | 44 | 32 | 46 | | | 42 | | 31 | 32
| | Wainwright, Adam | 38.50 | 45 | | | | | | | 39 | 26 | 44 | | | Patterson, John | 38.80 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 48 | | 38 |
| | 24 | 46 | 55 | 40
| | Santana, Ervin | 39.45 | 34 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 28 | | 40 |
| 39 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 24
| | Olsen, Scott | 42.22 | 29 | 40 | 47 | 42 | 37 | | 54 |
| | | 54 | 43 | 34
| | Snell, Ian | 44.00 | | 54 | | | | | 38 | | | 40 | | | Lowe, Derek | 45.00 | 50 | 46 | 58 | 44 | 32 | | 41 |
| 44 | 44 | 41 | 48 | 47
| | Garcia, Freddy | 45.13 | 57 | | 42 | 47 | 42 | | 42 | | 42 | 39 | 50
| | Johnson, Josh | 45.78 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 29 | | | 41 | 48 | 52 | 51
| | Prior, Mark | 47.44 | 39 | | | 34 | 60 | | 33 |
| 49 | 43 | 47 | 77 | 45
| | Penny, Brad | 47.70 | 56 | | 41 | 52 | 54 | | 36 |
| 45 | 46 | 33 | 50 | 64
| | Wang, Chien-Ming | 48.25 | 53 | | | 53 | 33 | | 43 | 56 | 35 | 71 | 42
| | James, Chuck | 48.38 | 46 | 45 | 54 | 46 | 57 | | | 45 | | 53 | 41
| | Vazquez, Javier | 48.91 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 56 | 36 | | 47 |
| 48 | 55 | 60 | 35 | 63
| | Millwood, Kevin | 49.20 | 51 | | 57 | 48 | 47 | | 31 |
| 54 | 57 | 36 | 58 | 53
| | Clemens, Roger | 49.33 | | 51 | 40 | 60 | | | 44 |
| 47 | | | 54 | | | Maddux, Greg | 50.38 | | 47 | 55 | 49 | 52 | | 55 |
| 59 | | | 38 | 48
| | Reyes, Anthony | 50.71 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 51 | | | | 52 | | 28 | 67
| | Sanchez, Anibal | 50.89 | 52 | | 59 | 55 | 38 | | 46 |
| | 50 | 59 | 47 | 52
| | Lilly, Ted | 51.00 | | | | 57 | 51 | | 51 | | | 34 | 62
| | Contreras, Jose | 51.40 | 47 | 58 | 56 | 54 | | | 39 |
| 37 | 49 | 52 | 65 | 57
| | Garza, Matt | 52.50 | | | | | | | | | | 59 | 46
| | Robertson, Nate | 52.75 | | | | | | | 51 |
| 41 | | | 63 | 56
| | Lee, Cliff | 53.38 | | 49 | 48 | | 44 | | 40 | 58 | 45 | 68 | 75
| | Glavine, Tom | 53.50 | | 56 | | 58 | | | 52 |
| | 48 | | | | | Igawa, Kei | 56.67 | | | 46 | | | | | 47 | | | 77
| | Lowry, Noah | 57.00 | | | | | 40 | | 56 | | | 75 | | | Jennings, Jason | 57.67 | | | | | | | 50 | | | 62 | 61
| | Heilman, Aaron | 58.00 | | | | | | | 60 | | | 56 | | | Bonser, Boof | 58.20 | | 60 | 45 | | | | | | 56 | 60 | 70
| | Garland, Jon | 58.25 | | | | | | | 43 |
| 57 | | 57 | 76 | | | Hudson, Tim | 58.33 | | | | | 53 | | 50 |
| 55 | 59 | | 74 | 59
| | Buerhle, Mark | 58.38 | | 52 | 51 | | 50 | | 58 |
| 53 | 53 | | 81 | 69
| | Sowers, Jeremy | 59.80 | 54 | 53 | 52 | | | | | | | 72 | 68
| | Martinez, Pedro | 59.83 | 60 | 59 | | | 49 | | 56 |
| | | | 57 | 78
| | Colon, Bartolo | 60.43 | 58 | 57 | | | | | 60 |
| 52 | | 53 | 83 | 60
| | Cabrera, Daniel | 60.60 | | | | 59 | 58 | | | | 49 | 64 | 73
| | Westbrook, Jake | 60.67 | | | | | 56 | | | 60 | | 66 | | | Francis, Jeff | 60.67 | | 48 | | | | | | | | 80 | 54
| | Rogers, Kenny | 61.00 | | | | | 43 | | | | | 85 | 55
| | Padilla, Vicente | 62.25 | | | | | | | 59 |
| | | 55 | 69 | 66
| | Davis, Doug | 62.50 | | | | | 55 | | | 51 | | 70 | 74
| | Billingsley, Chad | 63.67 | 59 | | | | | | | | | 67 | 65
| | Blanton, Joe | 65.33 | | | | | 59 | | | | 58 | 79 | | | McCarthy, Brandon | 69.00 | | | | | | | | | 51 | 84 | 72
| | Wood, Kerry | 73.00 | | | | | | | | | | 73 | | | Hernandez, Livan | 74.00 | | | | | | | 58 | | | 88 | 76
| | Pelfrey, Mike | 74.50 | | | | | | | | | | 78 | 71
| | Weaver, Jeff | 82.00 | | | | | | | | | | 82 | | | Perez, Odalis | 86.00 | | | | | | | | | | 86 | | | Mulder, Mark | 87.00 | | | | | | | | | | 87 | | | Liriano, Francisco | 89.00 | | | | | | | | | | 89 | |
| Relief Pitchers | Avg Rank | B P | C H R | D A U | J D | M U G | P P | R M | S I M | S T Y | T L L | B K | | Rodriguez, Francisco | 1.45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
| | Nathan, Joe | 1.64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1
| | Ryan, BJ | 3.55 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3
| | Rivera, Mariano | 4.09 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4
| | Wagner, Billy | 4.27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5
| | Street, Huston | 6.82 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9
| | Hoffman, Trevor | 7.55 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7
| | Putz, JJ | 7.73 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | | 7 |
| 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6
| | Cordero, Chad | 10.40 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12
| | Jenks, Bobby | 11.09 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | | 8 |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8
| | Saito, Takashi | 12.27 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | 13 |
| 15 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15
| | Cordero, Francisco | 12.27 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | | 11 |
| 9 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11
| | Lidge, Brad | 12.73 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | | 16 |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 14
| | Ray, Chris | 12.82 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 13
| | Gordon, Tom | 14.64 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 9 | | 14 |
| 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 16
| | Gagne, Eric | 16.00 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | | 10 |
| 22 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17
| | Fuentes, Brian | 16.09 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | | 23 |
| 16 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 10
| | Wickman, Bob | 19.64 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | | 22 |
| 18 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 18
| | Isringhausen, Jason | 20.09 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | 15 |
| 21 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 19
| | Valverde, Jose | 20.10 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | | 17 |
| 19 | 20 | | 18 | 28
| | Jones, Todd | 21.36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | | 20 |
| 20 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 21
| | Zumaya, Joel | 21.56 | | 23 | 25 | 25 | | | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 22
| | Torres, Salomon | 22.63 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | | | | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23
| | Dotel, Octavio | 23.50 | | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | | 19 |
| | 25 | | 31 | 20
| | Papelbon, Jonathan | 23.50 | | | | 26 | | | | | | 21 | | | Broxton, Jonathan | 23.80 | | 24 | | 26 | | | 24 | | | 20 | 25
| | Shields, Scot | 24.14 | | 29 | 24 | 26 | | | | 30 | 17 | 19 | 24
| | Benitez, Armando | 24.71 | | 28 | | 26 | 22 | | 18 |
| | 19 | | 34 | 26
| | Borowski, Joe | 25.56 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | | 23 | 22 | | 33 | 30
| | Soriano, Rafael | 26.75 | | | | 26 | | | | | 24 | 25 | 32
| | Tankersley, Taylor | 27.00 | 25 | | | 24 | | | | | | 30 | 29
| | Otsuka, Akinori | 27.40 | | 30 | | 26 | | | | | 23 | 24 | 34
| | Dempster, Ryan | 27.63 | | 27 | | 26 | 24 | | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | | 36 | 33
| | Linebrink, Scott | 27.75 | | | 27 | 26 | | | | | | 27 | 31
| | Weathers, David | 28.00 | 24 | | | 26 | | | | 28 | | 35 | 27
| | Gonzalez, Mike | 28.50 | | | | 26 | | | 25 |
| | | | 28 | 35
| | Liriano, Francisco | 31.50 | | | | 26 | | | | | | 37 | |
Legend
BP=Big Pimpin
CHR=chris8
DAU=Daullaz
JD=j_d_mcnugent
MUG=Mugrila
PP=pokerplaya
RM=RynMan
SIM=Simulacrum
STY=EugeneStyles
TLL=The Loveable Losers
BK=bigken117
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Special thanks to those listed in the table above, and everyone else who donated their time to make this ranking list possible. Thanks again guys!
The Loveable Losers (known as Bob in the parlance of those not addicted to fantasy sports) is a computer programmer and numbers junky from New Carlisle, Ohio.
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